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CMS advises on sale of Rettenmeier to Cordes Group

The Cordes Group of Bremerhaven has acquired the Rettenmeier Group, a wood-working firm based in the Bavarian town of Wilburgstetten.  The competition authorities have already approved the transaction. The purchase price has not been disclosed. A team from CMS Germany and Austria led by M&A lawyers Dr Jörg Lips and

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Mill Residential completes UK’s first ‘combined IPO’

The latest entrant to the AIM market has become the first company in the UK to float after securing investment from both crowdfunding and institutional investors. The Mill Residential REIT – which has floated on AIM, the LSE’s international market for smaller companies – is Britain’s first mainstream residential REIT.

Change Capital Partners sells Hallhuber to Gerry Weber International AG

Funds advised by Change Capital Partners have sold their 100% interest in Munich-based Hallhuber Beteiligungs GmbH to Gerry Weber International AG. The terms of the transaction, which is subject to anti-trust approval in Germany join Austria, have not been disclosed.    Change Capital acquired Hallhuber from Italian fashion company Stefanel

First Reserve acquires Navigator Energy

First Reserve has acquired Navigator Energy Services with an equity commitment of up to USD250 million.   Navigator's initial focus will be the continued development, construction and expansion of the Big Spring Gateway System (BSGS). Construction of the BSGS project is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2015 to

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Inflexion acquires majority holding in Scott Dunn

Livingstone’s Consumer sector team has advised the management team of luxury holiday firm Scott Dunn on the acquisition of a majority holding in the business by private equity investor Inflexion. Founded in 1986 by Andrew Dunn, Scott Dunn is recognised as a premium brand within the sector. It was voted

Cinven to acquire Northgate Public Services

European private equity firm Cinven has completed the acquisition of Northgate Public Services (NPS), a provider of software, outsourcing and IT services to local government and public sector organisations. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   NPS provides software and related services to UK public sector markets including

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Ariadne Capital backs Taggstar

Ariadne Capital, which invests in digital technology start-ups, has just closed a GBP500,000 funding round for Taggstar making it the 8th company in its portfolio and its 4th deal in 2014.  Taggstar is also backed by Sir Stuart Rose, Rob Hersov, and Nigel Taee. Taggstar is designed to allos shoppers

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Agilitas acquires sterilisation company Financiere Ionisos

Private equity firm Agilitas has acquired Financiere Ionisos SAS (Ionisos), one of Europe’s leading providers of cold sterilisation services, from Naxicap Partners, for an undisclosed consideration. Ionisos is the leading provider of cold sterilisation services in France and Spain. It is the only company licensed in France to offer all

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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners recapitalises Global Franchise Group

Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has completed a recapitalisation of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners IV portfolio company Global Franchise Group (GFG). "We are pleased to have completed this divided recapitalisation for GFG, which provided working capital and paid a shareholder dividend," says Arthur Levine, president of Levine

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